In the Presence of Drake

Hoping this finds you well and perhaps planning time to relax over the next couple of months. In the meantime it’s the ol’ nose to the grindstone. Or in my case – mouth to the microphone. The grindstone deal sounds painful.

What has the coolio meter flickering? I’m currently recording animation sessions at the same studio where rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor, Drake mixed his last 3 albums.

I bask in the blinginess of it
and find it puts a little extra hip in my hop.What else have I been UP to? Kindly scroll DOWN:

Some people have normal jobs. And then there’s me. This national voice over assignment for Becel margarine had me conversing with a bird. Hey, it’s a living. And our cat now sees me as a strategic link.

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– BECEL –

Professional Voice Over by Rory O’Shea

Some people have normal jobs. And then there’s me. Part 2 –

WARNING: If you have a severe peanut allergy or an aversion to the bizarre – don’t watch this.

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– Planter’s Peanuts –

Professional Voice Over: Rory O’Shea

___________________________________A common request from clients in voice over auditions is for talent to “sound like Morgan Freeman“. Another popular set of pipes belongs to Sam Elliot (“Guts. Glory. Ram.“).

But when a client asks you to sound like “Optimus Prime from Transformers“? Well, you do your best. What does “Optimus Prime” sound like? Morgan Freeman with anger management issues.